855 Geary Street |
Director Rob
Nillson's 1986 art house hit Signal 7 is an object of interest in the annals
of cinema verite. Shot on video entirely on location in San Francisco and
transferred to film, Signal 7 is an imrov drama that captures a few
defining moments in the lives of two sort of pathetic cabbies. The video
transfer technique works here and actually contributes to the depressive
tone of the whole picture. The title is cabbie jargon meaning a driver
is not responding and may be in trouble. A lot of the action - if you could
call it that - takes place here, at 855 Geary Street, then home to the
Desoto cab company. This is where middle-aged hacks Speed and Marty (Bill Ackridge
and Dan Leegant) play cards and bullshit with their fellow drivers. With
speeches that are often rambling, Signal 7 will appeal to actors and cabbies
a little bit more than everyone else. Another prominent location is the
Clay
Theatre on Fillmore Street.
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